Wednesday, May 28, 2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past Review


Jon Pardew Movie Review: 9/10

Rotten Tomatoes: 92%

Rated: PG-13
Sexual Content: 3/10
Violence: 7/10
Profanity: 5/10
Drugs/Alcohol: 3/10

X-Men: Days of Future Past begins in the future where mutants are being wiped out by high tech mutant hunting robots called sentinels.  A group of mutants gather in a secret location with a plan to send Wolverine's conscious back to his 1973 self to alter time and try to create a more peaceful world between mutants and humans.   


As far as X-Men movies go, I enjoyed watching this one the most.  The story of Mystique was developed more as you see her struggle with her inner demons as she has to make the most difficult decisions.  The action sequences were really cutting edge!  The way the portals were portrayed in the fighting scenes was unique and it was cool to see how Blink used them in fighting the sentinels.  Quicksilver was also a highlight!  Watching him at the pentagon was especially fun, maybe the best scene in the movie, definitely the most memorable.    


There is a quote from Professor X that was rather profound.  He says "Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn't mean they can't be saved".  Some of the mutants were struggling to find themselves and needed to know that there is still hope for them.  Many people go through the same thing.  They find themselves lost on the wrong path.  The struggles in life can be used to build us up.  We need to find the hope that we will be able to withstand the pains and find better days because they do come.  Of course we will not have to go back in time and cause the course of the future to change but we can have hope for ourselves and what is to come for us.  Then, just like in X-Men: Days of Future Past, we will find those brighter days and we become better people for withstanding those hard times.  

I am also happy that X-Men: Days of Future Past was made because it opens up a whole bunch of doors for more movies.  It will be fun to see where the next one takes us!      

1 comment:

  1. Nice review Jon. Rarely does the concept of time travel work in movies but not only does it create a fantastic story in this case, but it also fixes a terrible story line from prior installments and puts us back on track.

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